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Christine Boskoff

Owner, Mountain Madness

4218 SW Alaska Street

Seattle, Washington 98116

At thirty-nine, Chris was the only woman owner of a major climbing outfitter in the Pacific Northwest. Mountain Madness had been her life since 1997. The financials had been frightful in those early years, but the company name was strong. Launched by Scott Fischer in 1984, Mountain Madness drew clients from all over the world, taking them to the top of the highest peaks on Earth. After Fischer perished on Mount Everest in 1996, the company struggled until Chris stepped in. Bringing it back to life had been not only a passion but a means to an end.

Chris had started late in the sport of mountaineering, having given up a successful career at Lockheed in Atlanta and risen like a rocket in her effort to create a life that would sustain her need to climb. The bravado that infused the climbing community in the Pacific Northwest failed to affect her. Instead she was modest, remaining understated about her accomplishments even as she made a name for herself.